“I have no tears, no repentance, no compunctionBut as God do Thou Thyself, O Saviour, bestow them on me.”(Canon of St Andrew, Canticle two v25) Dear brothers and sisters As we enter the second half of the journey towards Holy
Camp Saint Sophrony is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain children and youth ministries. The aim of the camp is to bring children from across the archdiocese together for a fun-filled week of outdoor activity
How you can help people in Turkey and Syria Following the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, we have launched an emergency appeal fund. On Monday at 4:17am local time a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey near the city of
23 February is the feast day of Saint Milburga. We will celebrate the feast this year with a vigil on the evening of the 22 February. Vespers will start at around 8pm. Matins will follow at around 9pm and the
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira Camp Saint Sophrony is organising a fun day for campers. A fun filled day… a reunion for 2022 campers… a taster for 2023 campers… an opportunity for parents to meet
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, the inaugural Camp Saint Sophrony was successful. It brought children from many churches across the archdiocese together for a week of fun in an Orthodox Christian setting.
2023 wall calendars are now on sale in the church for £10. We have printed some beautiful and useful wall calendars for 2023. The calendars include all of the major feasts of the church along with the fasting rules for
Positive Pre-application response to Church Extension Project
Shropshire Council and Historic England have responded positively to a pre-application submission by the Community Board for the church extension. In Autumn 2022, the Community board engaged Shropshire Council and Historic England in pre-application discussions concerning a proposed extension to
Subdeacon David Walker ordained to the Holy Diaconate
On Saturday, December 3, 2022, at the Archdiocesan Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom Subdeacon David Walker was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain. Concelebrating during the Divine Liturgy was
